The primary goals of the competition are to:
• Support high-quality university research in scientific areas of mutual interest to the U.S. and Russian Federation
• Establish sustainable joint U.S. - Russia university research collaborations
CRDF Global will accept proposals in the following areas of non-commercial research:
• Nanotechnology
• Alternative energy/energy efficiency
See more at: http://www.crdfglobal.org/grants-and-grantees/current-funding-opportunities/2013/08/26/2013-u.s.-russian-university-research-competition#sthash.V0JxZVC0.dpuf